JPS6255759A - Document designing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To design easily a document while recognizing an image by using a document file to store temporarily the data supplied in the document designing process, a display device for said data and a correcting means to correct freely the document corresponding to the data displayed on the display device. CONSTITUTION:The data retrieved or extracted by a retrieving processor 4 are stored in a data file 5. A layout designing processor 1 performs a simple document designing process based on the contents of the data stored in the file 5. This data is stored in a form file 11 and at the same time displayed on a display device 12. Here an operator correct the simple document designing process displayed on the device 12 by means of a correcting means 13. The data with which the correction of form designing is through by the means 13 are stored in a form style file 3 and then printed in a fixed style.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an interactive form design device that designs a form by searching or extracting data from a database.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 6 shows a configuration diagram of a conventional form designing device.

In FIG. 6, l is a layout design processor that defines the layout of a report, 2 is a layout correction processor that modifies the report layout, 3 is a form format file that stores a form format, and 4 is a data format file that stores data based on a database. A search processor performs searching and extraction; 5 is a data file that stores extracted data; 6 is a print processor that creates a report based on the form file 3 and data file 5;

Here, the layout design processor 1, layout correction processor 2, and print processor 6 are elements within the same processor.

Next, the operation of the form designing device configured as described above will be explained with reference to the conceptual diagram shown in FIG. First, the layout design processor 1 defines the form design of the report, and the layout correction processor 2 modifies the form of the defined report to create a form format.
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On the other hand, the search processor 4 searches and extracts data based on the database, and stores the extracted data in the data file 5. When the storage in the form file 3 and the data file 5 are completed, the print processor 6 creates a report with the form design.

[The problem that the invention attempts to solve]

However, conventional form design devices cannot see the design stage of forms created by layout design processors and layout correction processors, so they create form design files while taking into consideration uncertain factors such as the number of digits in the aggregation results. was. Therefore, after completing the design, a trial print of the form is performed, and a form design file is created again based on this trial print, which is very inefficient.

This invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to improve the efficiency of form design by making it possible to design a form while looking at the form in the process of being designed.

[Means for solving problems]

The interactive form design device according to the present invention includes a form file for temporarily storing data at the form design stage, a display device for displaying the data at the form design stage, and a form for freely modifying the data displayed on the display device. The present invention is characterized in that it is equipped with a modification means for making changes to the data displayed on the display device, and can design a form while freely modifying the form of data displayed on the display device.

[Effect]

The form file according to the present invention temporarily stores data at the form design stage, and the display device displays the data at the form design stage stored in this form file. Here, the correction means corrects the form of data displayed on the display device.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

Note that technologies that are the same as or equivalent to conventional technologies will be given the same or equivalent numbers and their explanation will be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, 11 is a form file that temporarily stores data at the form design stage, 12 is a display device that displays data at the form design stage, and 13 is a correction means for correcting the data displayed on the display device. .

Next, the operation of the present invention configured as described above will be explained with reference to the conceptual diagram of FIG.

First, data searched or extracted by the search processor 4 is stored in a data file 5. A layout design processor 1 designs a simple form based on the contents of the data stored in the data file 5, and the data resulting from this form design is stored in a form file 11 and displayed on a display device 12. Here, the operator uses the modification means 13 to modify the simple data form design displayed on the display device 12. The data whose form design has been corrected by the correction means is stored in the form format file 3, and is printed according to a predetermined format.

The operator's operation menu at this time will be explained based on FIGS. 3 to 5.

When the menu pattern shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the display screen 12, the operator selects one of the following menus: 1 form printing, 2 form format definition, or change. When the menu for printing a form is selected, five menu patterns shown in FIG. 4 are displayed, and any one of these menus can be operated. One of these is form display, in which the contents of the form at the time of operation are displayed, and the operator can continue or terminate form design at his/her discretion.

Further, when the menu for defining or modifying the form format is selected, 14 menu patterns shown in FIG. 5 are displayed, and any one of these menus can be operated.

Note that form design means creating a form file based on an extracted data file, but once a form file has been created, it can be used (printed forms) in combination with any other extracted data file. .

In the example above, the purpose of displaying forms is to facilitate form design, but it can also be used to store arbitrary forms after securing sufficient storage space for form files and making the office paperless. is also possible. In this case, for a form that is rarely referenced due to storage space limitations, the contents of the form file will be created and displayed based on the data extraction file and the form format file after a form display request is issued.

〔Effect of the invention〕

In this way, the form design device according to the present invention includes a form file that temporarily stores data at the form design stage, a display device that displays the data at the form design stage, and a form that can freely display the data displayed on this display device. It is equipped with a correction means for making corrections, and allows the operator to design the form while freely modifying the data form displayed on the display device, so the operator can easily edit the form while checking the image of the specific deliverable. It has the advantage of being able to design forms.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing the flow of processing of the present invention, and FIGS. 3 to 5 are diagrams showing operation menus displayed on the display screen. FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the prior art, and FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram showing the process flow of the prior art. 11. ・Ya 艮表ふ! A scolding +2-, izr't, t
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Masuo Oiwa (and 2 others) 1st cause 2nd figure 6m 7 fig.G) 111-! Procedural Amendment (Spontaneous, Showa Year, Month, Day 1, Indication of the Case, Patent Application Showa,.-196゜No. 14, 2,
Invention title form design device 3, relationship with the amended person case Patent applicant address 2-2-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Name (601) Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Representative Moriya Shiki 4, Agent Address: 2-2-3-5 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
, a column for a detailed description of the invention to be amended, and a brief description of the drawings. 6. Details of the amendment (1) The text "Fig. 6" in the first and second lines of page 2 and the fourth line of page 8 of the specification is amended to read "Fig. 7." (2) In the same book, page 2, line 15, and page 8, line 4, "Figure 7" is corrected to "Figure 6."that's all

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a form design device that searches or extracts data from a database such as a computer system, designs and prints the searched or extracted data in a certain format,
A form file that temporarily stores data at the form design stage,
Equipped with a display device that displays data at the form design stage and a correction means for freely modifying the form of data displayed on the display device, the form can be designed while freely modifying the form of data displayed on the display device. A form design device characterized by being able to perform.